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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 July 1976 |
| Dissolved | TBA |
| Jurisdiction | Australia |
| Employees | 573 (2017)[1] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Attorney-General's Department |
| Key document | |
| Website | aat |
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is an Australian tribunal that conducts independent merits review of administrative decisions made under Commonwealth laws of the Australian Government. The AAT review decisions made by Australian Government ministers, departments and agencies, and in limited circumstances, decisions made by state government and non-government bodies. They also review decisions made under Norfolk Island laws. It is not a court and not part of the Australian court hierarchy; however, its decisions are subject to review by the Federal Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia.[2] The AAT was established by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975[3] and started operation in 1976.
On 1 July 2015, the Migration Review Tribunal, Refugee Review Tribunal and Social Security Appeals Tribunal became divisions of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.[4][5]
In December 2022, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced that the AAT will be abolished and replaced with a new body.[6] The new body will be called the Administrative Review Tribunal.[7]
- ^ AAT Annual Report 2016–17 (Report).
- ^ Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s 44
- ^ Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth)
- ^ "The Amalgamated AAT – Administrative Appeals Tribunal". aat.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Le Grand, Chip (14 July 2014). "Liberals order purge of refugee review body". The Australian. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Osborne, Paul (16 December 2022). "Government to axe administrative tribunal". The West Australian. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Recruitment of Members for the new Administrative Review Tribunal". Attorney General's Department. Retrieved 15 April 2024.